WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Tidal Forces

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Moon's position
Earth-Moon distance
Earth-Sun distance
dimension
2D
3D
number of points
8
16
32
64
tidal forces
Moon (black)
Sun (green)
both (red)
This Demonstration shows tidal forces due to the Moon and the Sun, separately or in combination. It also shows the influence of the tidal forces at distances between the Earth and Moon and the Earth and Sun.